India opener Rohit Sharma is very clear in his mind that even an iota of doubt, while playing the sweep shot on a rank turner could lead to inevitable trouble. With one of the best exhibitions of sweep shots played at the Chepauk since Sachin Tendulkar’s valiant 136 against Pakistan in 1999, Rohit has put
India take control as England lose all 10 wickets in the afternoon session to be bowled out for 161, losing 9 wickets for just 74 runs. Follow India’s 2018 tour of England right here: https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/men This is the official channel of the ECB. Watch all the latest videos from the England Cricket Team and England
Rahkeem Cornwall removed both overnight Bangladesh batsmen © BCB Lunch Bangladesh 181 for 6 (Mushfiqur 54, Das 23*, Mehidy 11*, Cornwall 3-40) trail West Indies 409 by 228 runs Bangladesh’s overnight batsmen Mohammad Mithun and Mushfiqur Rahim were the two casualties in the morning session of the third day, as West Indies continued to keep
News “It is all about what the team wants from me – and then go and contribute. And I am pretty much confident about that” Ajinkya Rahane is a man of few words. He keeps his assertions for on the field. On the eve of the second Test against England, though, he hit back at
Welcome to day one of our live report of the second India-England Test from Chennai. Join us for updates, analysis and colour. You can find our traditional ball-by-ball commentary here *Most recent entry will appear at the top, please refresh your page for the latest updates. All times are local 9am: India win the toss,
Shahriar Nafees and Abdur Razzak were felicitated at the Shere Bangla National Stadium © ESPNcricinfo Ltd Shahriar Nafees and Abdur Razzak have announced their retirements from all forms of cricket, making public their decisions after being employed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Razzak, the 38-year-old former left-arm spinner, has been appointed as a senior selector
Mitchell Marsh picked up a side injury while playing in the BBL © Getty Images Australia allrounder Mitchell Marsh is hoping to be fit to bowl if selected for the opening T20I against New Zealand in Christchurch, as he bids to make yet another return to international cricket. Marsh injured his side while bowling for
Malhotra will be in charge of game development and operations © BCCI Delhi Capitals CEO Dhiraj Malhotra will replace Saba Karim as the BCCI’s General Manager. He will be in charge of game development and operations. Malhotra, who has been in the cricket industry for more than two decades, has also held senior positions at
Big picture If there’s anything Test cricket has taught us in the last couple of months, it is that even the most reasonable of predictions can go horribly wrong. Many experts predicted India to crumble after Virat Kohli left Australia when his team was 1-0 down, but saw the most dramatic script unfold with the
News Two rounds have been cut from the Sheffield Shield while the Marsh Cup is a five-game season plus the final Two rounds have been cut from the Sheffield Shield and the Marsh Cup will be a five-game tournament in the restructured Australian domestic calendar, but the completion of all the fixtures hang in the
News All matches to be played on the Highveld, games will be split between the Wanderers and SuperSport Park Cricket South Africa has confirmed it will host Pakistan for three ODIs and four T20Is between April 2 and 16, with all matches to be played on the Highveld. The games will be split between the
Pakistan and South Africa were mostly evenly matched in the first ODI in Lahore © AFP / Getty Images Big picture The South African side might be second-string, but there was nothing second-rate about the cricket on show at Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday. In a pulsating encounter that took until the 240th ball of the
News Fast bowlers have to run two kilometres in 8 minutes 15 seconds, the rest in 8 minutes 30 seconds It is no more 16:1. The yo-yo test level for the Indian men’s cricketers has been raised to 17:1. In addition, the BCCI has also added a new fitness parameter: run a two-kilometre time trial,
‘I’ve really enjoyed my time here and I’d love to continue, but the reality is that I don’t make those decisions. I’ll put my best foot forward and make sure that I keep growing these guys as much as I can’ – Jeetan Patel © Getty Images Jeetan Patel has confirmed his desire to become
Tamim Iqbal is disappointed as he walks off © AFP via Getty Images Bangladesh went into the second Test against West Indies with a spin-heavy attack, but two days into the game, the tactic hasn’t worked, with the home team finding themselves 105 for 4 in reply to West Indies’ 409 all out. Tamim Iqbal,
News The Victoria government has imposed a strict five-day lockdown due to a Covid outbreak starting on Friday night Victoria and New South Wales are planning to push ahead with Monday’s Marsh Cup opener at North Sydney Oval despite difficulties in getting the Victoria side to Sydney following their state government’s decision to impose a
Shannon Gabriel claimed two wickets and Alzarri Joseph complemented his brilliant batting with a prized scalp, to put the West Indies firmly on top in the second Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday. The West Indies reduced Bangladesh to 105-4 at stumps on the second day after posting 409 runs in their first innings,
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Jofra Archer will miss the second Test in Chennai, starting on Saturday © BCCI Jofra Archer, England’s strike bowler, has been ruled out of the second Test in Chennai after receiving an injection in his right elbow. Archer was instrumental in England’s 227-run victory in last week’s first Test, claiming three wickets in the match
News Keeper distances himself from success of first Test call-up as he takes up Buttler role You can understand why Ben Foakes is feeling some nerves ahead of his return to international cricket. It’s been almost two years since he represented England, after all. And on that occasion, having won the player-of-the-match award on his
Report Mehidy Hasan one strike away from becoming fourth Bangladesh bowler with 100 Test victims Lunch West Indies 325 for 6 (Bonner 90, Da Silva 70*, Joseph 34*, Jayed 2-75) vs Bangladesh A career-best 90 from Nkrumah Bonner preceded a rollicking 59-run partnership between Joshua Da Silva (70*) and Alzarri Joseph (34*) as West Indies
News Australian captain Finch has already confirmed Philippe will make his T20I debut against New Zealand The rise and rise of Josh Philippe is set to continue as he prepares to make his T20I debut for Australia against New Zealand in Christchurch. The Sydney Sixers star is hoping to take the invaluable lessons he learned
News Pakistan’s carrier, Emirates Airlines, announced it had suspended its flight operations on the Harare-Dubai route from February 13 to 28 Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have mutually agreed to call off the remainder of the Pakistan women’s ongoing tour of the African nation, following the announcement of the visiting side’s
News Spinners likely to get more response from the pitch as early as the first day in the second Test After suffering a massive defeat on a slow and flat surface in the first Test, spinners are likely to get more response from the pitch in the second Test as the pitch is expected to
News Anderson and Broad could be reunited in wake of Archer injury, as Moeen pushes for Bess place Joe Root has given the strongest hint yet that England could make multiple changes to the team that won the first Test against India. With just three full days between games, England are juggling their plans for
News Bangladesh are likely to leave for New Zealand on February 24, nine days after the Dhaka Test ends Shakib Al Hasan will miss Bangladesh’s tour of New Zealand later this month as the BCB granted him paternity leave for the duration of the entire tour. According to BCB cricket operations chairman Akram Khan, board
Shaun Marsh could be back in the IPL. He is part of the 2021 auction with a base price of INR 1.5 crore (US ,000 approximately) © Getty Images Senior Australia batsman Shaun Marsh, New Zealand allrounder Corey Anderson and former South Africa fast bowler Morne Morkel are part of the 17 new names to
News The Zimbabwe fast bowler won’t be able to play cricket for up to six months as he recovers from a trio of infectious illnesses Zimbabwean quick Kyle Jarvis won’t be able to play cricket for up to six months as he recovers from a trio of infectious illnesses – Covid-19, malaria and tick bite
Report Pakistan have stuck with their tried and tested T20 attack, bolstering it only with the all-round skills of Mohammad Nawaz South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl v Pakistan Pakistan’s new opening pair of captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan would get first opportunity to have a say in the three-match
News Former India players Irfan Pathan, Manoj Tiwary and Dodda Ganesh had earlier voiced their support for Jaffer Former India captain Anil Kumble on Thursday extended support to his former team-mate Wasim Jaffer after the Cricket Association of Uttarakhand (CAU) alleged that he had tried to force religion-based selections as the state team’s coach. Jaffer,